Stock-fountain.



D. BENSON.

STOCK FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.13,1912.

THE NORRIS PEIERS ca, PNOTO'LI'IHO, WASNINGIDN. D, C.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

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DAVID BENSON, OF LAMOILLE, ILLINOIS.

STOCK-FOUNTAIN.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, DAVID Benson, citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Lamoille, Bureau county, Illinois, have invented a new and useful Stock- Fountain, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved construction for stock fountains.

A further object of this invention is. to provide improved means for heating water in a stock fountain.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claim and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which Figure I is a vertical section of the device. Fig. 11 is a plan of the same, portions of the drinking pan being broken away to economize space.

In the construction of the device as shown the numeral 10 designates an open drinking pan or tank which may he of any desired size and shape and suitably mounted as desired. A water tank 11 is mounted in and fixed to the pan 10 and is openat its top. A hell or inverted tank 12 is constructed to fit rather closely within the water tank 11 and said bell is open at its bottom and preferably does not extend quite to the top of the tank 11 when in position. The bell 12 is formed with a hole in its top and a flue 13 is mounted through said hole and extends to the bottom of said bell. The fine 13 is closed at its bottom and open at its top and is sealed to the top of the bell 12. A fuel can or tank 14, adapted to contain liquid fuel such as kerosene or gasolene, is mounted loosely on the top of the bell 12 and a supply pipe 15 leads from said can, passes downwardly within the flue 13 nearly to the bottom thereof and carries a burner 16 on its lower end. The burner 16 isso constructed as to throw the flame toward the sides of the fine 13. An air duct 17 is mounted around the vertical portion of the feed pipe 15, is open at both ends, and is adapted to supply oxygen to the burner 16. The feed pipe 15 passes through holes near the top and bottom of the air duct 17 thus securing the air duct to the feed pipe. The feed pipe and burner may be removed, together with the air duct, by vertical movement through the flue 13, the fuel can 14 being lifted from Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct, 27, 1914,: Application filed December 13, 1912. Serial No. 736,636..

the top of the bell. Water supply pipes 18, 15.) lead in opposite directions from points adpxcentthe lower end of the flue 13 to op- P It Sides f the water tank 11, and open pass through downwardly opening slots 22,.

23 in the lower part of the bell 12 to permit upward movement of said bell without disturbance of said pipes. A. pet cock 241- is mounted in the top of the bell 12 and serves to permit the escape of air therefrom during the operation of filling the tank.

In practical use, to fill the tank, the screw plugs 20, 21 are placed in position to close the water pipes 18,19, and the pet cock 241 is opened. The fuel can is raised to withdraw the feed pipe 15, air duct 17 and burner 16 from the line 13. The top of the fine 13 may be closed in any desired manner, and water is admitted to the tank 11 by pouring on top of the bell 12, passing downward in the space between said bell and tank. When the desired amount of water has been admitted the pet cock 24; is closed, the screw plugs 20, 21, or either of them, removed, when water will enter the drinking pan 10 and rise to a level somewhat above the pipes 19, 20, and automatically maintain such level until the supply of water in the tank is exhausted. The burner 16 is lighted and lowered to its position at thebottom of the fine 13 as above described. Oxygen is admitted to the flame through the air duct 17 and the products of combustion pass off through the line 13. The inclosure of the feed pipe 15 by the air duct 17 also serves to keep said pipe cool and prevent undue heatingof the fuel therein by the flame. The flame from the burner 16 serves to heat the water contained in the lower central portion of the tank 11.

I claim as my invention- A drinking fountain and heater therefor, comprising, a water tank having drinking cups extending laterally therefrom, and also having scalable conduits leading from the lower port on of the tank to said cups,', a sealing bell being loosely mounted 1n the tank and movable vertically therein, Which Well and an air flue leading from a plane bell is formed with downwardly opening above the top of the Well to said burner, slots receiving said conduits, a Well or ohamsaid air flue being removable With said her being mounted in and depending from burner.

the top of the bell nearly to the bottom of Signed by me at Des Moines, Iowa, this 1.5 the tank, said Well being open at its top and tenth day of December, 1912.

closed at its bottom, and a heating device DAVID BENSON. rcmovably and replaceably mounted in the Witnesses: Well, said heating device being provided EARL M. SINOLAIR,

10 with a burner near to the bottom of the BELLE I. RIDDLE.

fiopiee oZ thin patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents- Washington, D. G. 

